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Category Archives: Transport
Power cut at Therapia Lane sees whole tram network closed
A power cut at the Therapia Lane depot has forced the closure of the entire Croydon tram network this morning, from Beckenham Junction to Wimbledon, via New Addington and Mitcham. The closure was announced on Transport for London’s travel apps … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, East Croydon station, Mitcham, New Addington, TfL, Therapia Lane, Therapia Lane depot, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Free travel for a week – on TfL’s new electric Bakerloop buses
Transport for London is offering a week’s worth of free bus travel on the Bakerloop, a new express service connecting Waterloo to Lewisham. From Saturday September 27 until Saturday October 4, you can travel the Bakerloop for free and see … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Lewisham, London-wide issues, Sadiq Khan, Southwark Council, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Bakerloo line extension, Baklerloop, Beckenham Junction, BL1, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Donald Trump, Elephant and Castle, Lewisham, Mayor of London, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Old Kent Road, Sadiq Khan, Sir Sadiq Khan, Southwark, Superloop, TfL, Transport for London, Waterloo
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Failures of building firm cost housing association £36m
As recent examples including Homes for Lambeth, Brick by Brick and the calamity at The Fold demonstrate, meeting a 1.5m new homes target in five years is fraught with difficulties. BARRATT HOLMES, housing correspondent, reports on the case of 120 … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, East Croydon, Housing, London-wide issues, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Addiscombe West, Bridge to Nowhere, Cherry Orchard Road, Cherryfields Meatpackers, East Croydon, Labour, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed OBE
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‘A disaster’: Gatwick expansion is real threat to environment
‘Signing off on a new runway at Gatwick is not just reckless, it is fundamentally incompatible with Britain’s legally binding climate obligations’. Yet Croydon’s Tory and Labour politicians are in full support of the airport expansion. By PAUL LUSHION, environment … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, East Croydon, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, Norwood Junction, Sarah Jones MP, Transport, Zack Polanski
Tagged CARS, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, Gatwick Airport expansion, Green Party, Heidi Alexander, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, Rachel Reeves, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst Bottleneck, Tory, Zack Polanski
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Free open morning at School of Philosophy in Croydon, Sep 27
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How Croydon’s second rink skated past Edwardian Nimbyism
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Following ‘Rinkomania’ 30 years earlier, Croydon got a second roller skating rink early in the 20th Century which thrived despite public opposition from residents living close to East Croydon Station. DAVID MORGAN on the brief history of a … Continue reading
Climate campaigners focus on East Croydon insurers’ offices
Commuters on their way to work at East Croydon yesterday morning saw London’s summer of protests arrive on their own doorstep as local activists joined thousands protesting across the globe to disrupt insurance giants AXA, Allianz and AIG. Plumes pink … Continue reading
Two teenagers at centre of cyber web charged over TfL attack
Two teenagers appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today charged over the cyber attack which crippled Transport for London’s fares and data systems for months. Estimates put the cost to Londoners of TfL fixing and dealing with the cyberattack at £30million. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, London-wide issues, Policing, TfL, Transport
Tagged City of London Police, Cyber hack, Cybercrime, London, National Crime Agency, TfL, Transport for London
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Council lied about risk assessments for axed lollipop patrols
CROYDON IN CRISIS: First, they failed to hold a public consultation over the ending of school street patrols. Then, they failed to inform the affected schools. Now, following an investigation by this website, it is confirmed that the council deliberately … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Oasis Academy, Ryelands Primary and Nursery, Schools, Scott Roche, Selsdon, Shirley North, Shirley South, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Cllr Scott Roche, Councillor Claire Bonham, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cypress Infants and Juniors, Cypress Infants and Juniors (Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace), Greenvale Primary, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Lollipop ladies, Lollipop men, Lollipop patrols, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Monks Orchard Primary, Norbury, Norbury Manor, Norbury Manor Primary, Oasis Academy Ryelands, Orchard Way Primary (Shirley), Orchard Way Primary School, School road safety patrols, Selsdon, Shirley, Tory, Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace, Woodside
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Here’s the safety reports your council did not want you to see
EXCLUSIVE: Here are the six road safety assessment reports that Croydon Council lied about, and then tried to withhold from the public After breaking the news that Croydon Council was to axe six primary school road safety patrols – “lollipop … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Oasis Academy, Ryelands Primary and Nursery, Schools, Scott Roche, Selsdon, Shirley North, Shirley South, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Cllr Scott Roche, Councillor Claire Bonham, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cypress Infants and Juniors, Cypress Infants and Juniors (Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace), Greenvale Primary, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Lollipop ladies, Lollipop men, Lollipop patrols, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Monks Orchard Primary, Norbury, Norbury Manor, Norbury Manor Primary, Oasis Academy Ryelands, Orchard Way Primary School, School road safety patrols, Selsdon, Shirley, Tory, Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace, Woodside
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TfL’s answer to dangerous drivers? A London poster campaign
Transport for London has started a poster campaign around the capital’s transport network that emphasises the Highway Code and key rules designed to protect people walking, cycling and motorcycling. It is renewed action as part of Mayor’s Vision Zero strategy to … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Cycling, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport
Tagged Highway Code, RoadPeace, TfL, Transport for London, Will Norman
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Flood prevention works to cause traffic diversions in Kenley
After years of complaints from residents, and previous, piecemeal attempts to fix the issue, flood alleviation works are to take place on Park Road, Kenley, between Bakers Close and Hayes Lane, due to start on Monday October 20. The works will … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Kenley, Purley, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Flood alleviation work, FM Conway, Hayes Lane, Kenley, Park Road, Purley
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Volunteers help to create new park at Coulsdon South Station
Croydon has a new park, to add to the more than 120 large and small already dotted around the borough. This latest is undoubtedly one of the smaller ones: it’s a pocket park, wedged into a small space between the … Continue reading
Someone to watch over you: railway staff are taking extra care
A woman from New Addington who works on the railways has spoken about how her prompt actions have helped to save lives. Kelly Holyoake, 57, has worked as part of Southern’s ticket office team for three years. Ahead of tomorrow’s … Continue reading
All aboard! Wolmar to give Liberation Line talk in Croydon
The Watercress Line heritage steam railway runs 10 miles between Alton and Alresford in Hampshire. The railway was closed by British Railways in 1973, but was partially reopened by volunteers in 1977 and then in 1985 all the way to … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, History, Transport
Tagged Christian Wolmar, History, The Liberation Line, Watercress Line
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Tube strike next week could impact tram and bus services
Transport for London has issued a warning today that next week’s industrial action on the Underground could also have a serious impact on the capital’s buses and Croydon’s tram networks. Members of the RMT union – the Rail Maritime and … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon station, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon station
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1-in-12 tram passengers is a fare dodger, according to TfL
The Croydon tram network has a fare evasion rate almost double the rest of the capital’s transport system Croydon’s trams are the worst part of the Transport for London system for fare dodgers, according to official figures from City Hall. … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, London, London Assembly, London Tramlink, Mayor, TfL, Trams, Transport for London
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Inflation spike sets Transport for London fares to rise by 5.8%
London’s bus, tram, Tube and rail fares look set to increase by an “eye-watering” 5.8% next year, after yesterday’s latest inflation figures. The Office for National Statistics announced yesterday that the UK Retail Price Index – or RPI – hit … Continue reading
Coulsdon’s much-bashed bridge to be given added ‘protection’
It happened again last night. Another lorry lodged itself under the railway bridge over the A237, close to Coulsdon South Station. Brighton Road was closed between the southern roundabout and Marlpit Lane roundabout. Rail services at Coulsdon South were reduced. … Continue reading
Calls for TfL to save £80m a year by scrapping 60+ Oyster card
As many as 60,000 Croydon residents could lose their 60+ Oyster discount travelcard if calls to scrap the benefit to reduce future fare rises are taken on board by Transport for London. The 60+ Oyster entitles holders to free travel … Continue reading
New Addington tram service closed next two Sunday mornings
There will be no tram service to New Addington for the next two Sunday mornings – August 17 and August 24 – due, once again, “to essential engineering works”. Transport for London issued its advisory note today, saying that there … Continue reading
Posted in Lloyd Park, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Coombe Lane, Coombe Wood School, Croydon Trams, Lloyd Park, London Trams, TfL, Transport for London
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Banksy’s Croydon rat goes ‘legit’ as a Transport Museum piece
The London Transport Museum has bought an original Banksy which the world-famous street artist created six years ago on a TfL signal controller cabinet in Croydon. The dangling rat artwork appeared around the same time that Banksy was “setting up … Continue reading
Kenley finally to get zebra crossing over busy Godstone Road
After more than a decade of (undoubtedly underwhelming) lobbying by local Tory councillors, Transport for London, under London Mayor Sadiq Khan, is to carry out some significant works on the A22 Godstone Road to provide a safe place for pedestrians … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, TfL, Transport
Tagged A22, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Godstone Road, Godstone Road crossing, Kenley, London, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Safety works to begin at rail crossing where schoolboy died
Network Rail are to conduct safety improvement works at the pedestrian crossing over railway tracks in Kenley where a 11-year-old schoolboy was struck and killed in January this year. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has an on-going investigation into the … Continue reading
